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Health campaign in jeopardy as fresh produce faces tighter rules
Horticulture Week
19 December 2008
Efforts to increase consumption of fruit and vegetables to improve the nation's health are being undermined by the proposed legislation, which could affect the economic viability of producing certain fruit and vegetable crops within the EU, writes Stockbridge Technology Centre's Martin McPherson.
The European Parliament's environment committee argues that one of the primary intentions of the new rules is to "protect consumer health". Yet, the Pesticides Safety Directorate's (PSD's) revised impact assessment states: "No meaningful benefits to public health protection from any of the...
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